Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Grès
(French)
Date: c. 1964
Medium: Wool angora
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Chessy Rayner
Object number: 88.180.1
DescriptionEvening dress in three tones of wool angora jersey; backless, with open sides and brown halter style bodice attached at CF point to tan pointed and boned waist yoke; off white doubled back wrap skirt with bias cut angled hem and extended, draped back panel; couture
Label Text:This dress was worn by Chessy Rayner, a Vogue fashion editor and New York socialite. Although the dress appears to skim the body softly, the waist yoke is boned, gently shaping the wearer’s figure. Even at her most cutting-edge, Grès brought the hallmarks of couture construction into her work.
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968